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A fish caught in time : the search for the coelacanth / Samantha Weinberg

by Samantha Weinberg

This account details the 1938 discovery of a live coelacanth off the South African coast, a species previously believed to have been extinct for millions of years. It examines the specimen's unique physical characteristics and its significance to evolutionary science.

Accession 5686 ISBN 1857029062 Publisher Fourth Estate
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